The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-12

NEBRASKA.
eeven head Of cattle out Of . drove Of four.
cen were killed in Cheyenne county BY q Aash
Of lightning.
Geo. schmoterer, Of Cedar Creek. who was
run over by the Kansas city train near Orcap.
oils Sunday evening, is not expected to re-
cover. His leg and arm were broken.
Henry D. Crosse, q well.to-do farmer at
Scotia, 6fty-nine years Of age, who has always
remained a bachelor, surrendered last week
and married . fair damsel who did, 1t is al
legged, all the counting.
Three farm houses near Long Pine were
burned by lightning Friday. The families
were at the Chautauqua grounds and there
fore saved their lives. The loss is about g..
OOO.
Crops Of all Kinds around McCool, York
county, are reported damaged by drought
and chinch bugs. Wheat, oats, rye, barley
and aax will not return more than half an
average.
The Prohibitionists will open the campaign
With q convention at Lincoln on the 18th. 1,
is likely they will hurl . full ticket into the
opening. 1t is hoped the brethren will start
. vigorous disturbance of the dry spell.
The residence of Jessie West, in Cherry
county, was struck by lightning 'ast week and
badly riddled. Mrs. West was rendered in.
sensible and remained In that condition
wenty-four hours. Her body was terribly
ecOrched, but she will recover.
Nemaha county will make q strong pull for
one Of the prizes offered by the Omaha fair
or the three best exhibits made by county
agricultural societies. The first premium IL
$3.50; second, $50; third, 800. These purses
will doubtless attract a large number of com.
petttors. Douglas county is barred out.
Henry Bruegemann, editor of the Stats
Anzeigcr, horsewhipped j. d. Kluich, editor
, I the Free Prcsse, on the streets at Lincoln,
The latter had stated the Anzeigcr Office would
g sold at sheriff's sale. Bruegemann was
rrested.
Some malignant fiend, devoid of heart O,
principle, on Sunday night entered the stable
of Ira w. Boulware, at Valentine, and pu,
acid In the eyes Of his fine stallion, Chief,
which he valued at $1,000, Chief being the
finest horse in the county. The sight is
thought to be entirely destroyed.
IOWA
A stock company will erect at Correction.
vile q city ha.l ~ by lOU feet.
Horseback riding is very fashionable
among the ladies of Oskaloosa.
Within a short time six persons have been
drowned in the river at Clinton.
Miss Eaton, Of Mt. Holyoke, Mass, is the
new preceptress at Ames college.
The depot of the Chicago and Northwest
ern at Ankcny was burned Sunday.
The saw mills at LeClaire were burned
Monday. Loss, $4,000; insured for g, 200.
The directors of the Dubuque board of
trade are discussing a new railroad project.
Mrs. Fl. F. Royce, wife of the Rock Island
superintendent, died at Des Moincs Sun
day.
; Crops about Sibley have been greatly dam
aged by a wind. Thousands of acres of
grain that was ready for the reaper now lies
Frustrated.
There is a good deal Of building going on
among the farmers In the vicinity of Mar.
shalltown, many fine residences and barns be.
ing put mp.
Sioux City is confident that she has caught
the Fowler Bros. for a $1,000 900 packing
house plant, which will give employment to
1000 hands.
Tie third biennial convention of Hawkcye
State association of deaf mutes will be held
three days during the state fair at Des Moines
beginning September q.
or,c NJ U !.
driving and assault and battery, she having
applied her whip to two men who did not get
off the street crossing quick enough to suit
her.
The wife of Stephen Palmer, at Waterloo
committed suicide by shooting herself. She
was sixty-fivc years of age. She had been in
poor health and told q ncighbor a few days
previous that she feared she was goinp
crazy.
DAKOTA.
Oakes is only nine months old and the real
estate transfers during the last month amount.
ed to $50, coo.
lightning struck u machine shed on Heater
u Prcston's ranch, near Castlcwood, burning
up Ii, OG0 worth of hay.
The Dakota Editorial association scored the
railroad companies for not providing editors
with free transportation.
Thomas Mcconnell, of Carthage, has rccov.
ored his health and will again commence
newspaper work.
Handsome Elk, a bad Indian, and one of
the worst despcradoes OF the Sioux rescrya.
ton, was captured Friday at Chamberlain.
A Dell Rapids special saysa large number
Of men have been engaged in loading cars
with tone for use in the river washouts Mt
Sioux City.
Tho residence at Fargo of Gen. Allen, grand
commander Of the G. A. II. of Dakota, WINS
struck by lightning and ret on fire but cx.
tinguished by the fire department.
Great pre- arations are being made at Nfitcl,-
ell for tine territorial fair. Special trains will
run on al the roads within 100 mills. About
$4,000 will be offered in premiums.
Bishop Walker, of the Episcopal church.
since coming to Dakota one and a half years
ago, has built eleven new churches. He re.
ports his church as prospecting.
At a charivari at Clear Lake at the borse %,
q Mr.. ~steenburger Wednesday night Henry
~Jikroney was accidentally shot through the
hand, tearing It badly and breaking the
bones.
Some st. Paul dentists were arrested in
Yankton and fined SIS for practicing DENTS.
try without a license. They represented that
they did not know a license WAS rcnu,rel in